Crime & Safety
Suspect Dead Following Double New Brunswick Stabbing: Reports
Gabriela De La Cruz Camero, 22, and Jesus Antonio-Salazar, 25, were both found with stab wounds near Feaster Park, multiple reports say.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The suspect in a double homicide that took place in New Brunswick Saturday night took his own life Sunday morning, authorities said, according to multiple outlets including NJ.com.
The two victims—22-year-old Gabriela De La Cruz Camero and 25-year-old Jesus Antonio-Salazar—were both found with stab wounds around 11 p.m. near Feaster Park, the outlet reported, citing the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Camero was apparently found inside the park and Antonio-Salazar was found adjacent to the park.
Antonio-Salazar died at the scene while Camero died at the hospital, according to NJ.com.
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Just a couple of hours later, police found a man, identified as 26-year-old Eduardo Mateo Lorenzo, dead about a half mile from the park, the outlet reported.
Detectives told NJ.com that they believe Lorenzo knew both victims and stabbed them shortly before taking his own life.
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Patch reached out to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office for more information.
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